#17 JWCOREY Micro Series Mystery Cache

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Hidden : 11/20/2012
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size: micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:


The cache is NOT at the posted coordinates.

This JWCOREY puzzle consists of a list of five sentences. Each sentence contains multiple hidden elements. Each element is a proper English word, no abbreviations are used. The elements of each sentence form an obvious pattern and connection to a common subtheme. The sub-theme of each sentence is different and the number of unique elements hidden in each sentence is identified by the [bracketed] number used in that sentence. All the hidden elements and sub-themes relate to a cohesive and broader overall theme.

1. “Tonight’s program will be a dramatic, [seven] round boxing milestone,” announced the overweight car attendant in a grainy voice.

2. “Oh, my!” Henry swatted [five] revolting termites in the damp wood by the electric panel.

3. At a quarter past [seven], I'll slip into the bar, relax with some literature, bounce up the volume of the stereo, and have a cordial.

4. This time, by early in the weeklong effort, nightly headquarters inspections by Second brigade cadets found [eight] minute issues like gum on the floor.

5. Many ardent rodeo families dressed in chaps became terribly annoyed when the [eight]-foot clown smiled at length to the sparse crowd.

The easy part: Alphabetize these elements and determine A through G as defined below to decode the coordinates.

The tricky part: Determine a hidden number encoded in the five sentences of the puzzle.

A = The only number that can be formed out of the letters of the 17th alphabetically ordered element.

B = The only number that can be formed out of the letters of the 20th (or 21st) alphabetically ordered element.

C = The sum of the two different numbers that can be formed out of the letters of the 29th alphabetically ordered element.

D = The largest number that can be formed out of the combined letters of the 31st and 33rd elements.

E = The number of elements that can be formed from the letters: "DRFEYNMAN".

F = The alphabetical order of the one element that when spelled backward could also have been used as an element of this puzzle.

G = The hidden number encoded in the sentences.

NORTH

46

A + D + F

4(D * F) + (B * D * G)

WEST

064

E + F - D

(C * D) + (E * G * F) + (A - E)



NOTE:

This cache was shamelessly copied (with permission) from Massachusetts cacher JWCOREY. Check out his fantastic Eureka and RASH series for a prelude of what's to come!

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

TP2QM2S; Rherxn #15: Jung'f Arj? (TP2AASW); gerr, rlr-yriry

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
-------------------------
N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)


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